The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-11-08

Inc nineteenth annual lar OF Agricultural
n Mechanical society of South Carolina will be
held in Columbia on the 6th, 9th, 10th and 18th
instants.
Darlington county is out of debt and has
$1,000 in her treasury.
Colonel II. W. Addison has called a meeting
of the disabled confederate soldiers of Edge
field county, at the courthouse, on Noyem-
Der It'll.
Among the attractions of the week will be a
meeting of the old settlers of the state-a dele
CATION of three from each Countrywide have
made farming their principal business for forty
years; Colonel d. p. Duncan, the
president OF the fair association,
that the fact may be developed in this gather
ing that all the agricultural glitter of the So
called by-gone days was not all pure gold, and
that the farmers of the early days of this CEN
fury had troubles, disappointments and fail
ures that those of the present day have never
dreamed of, and which will make them think,
after all, that their elves are cast in pleasant
placese' Colonel Duncan, in his call for th
meeting, says:
There will be much food for valuable
thought suggested by the experience of the
members of such meeting. Take delegate
who has scored three-quarters of the present
century and his life will have contained large
majority of the great inventions and improve
ments, not only in agriculture, but in all the
arts and sciences of our age. AS an illustra-
ton, when such delegate was born Fulton'S
first steamboat was only five years old, and a
very undeveloped affair at that. 1t took at
that time three months, and sometimes six, to
cross the Atlantic, and now week is being
considered a tiresome journey. When this
delegate was u years old the first iron plow
was made, and the farmers of that day,shook
their heads and said: 1T won't do, too heavy
regular horse killers Now an old time wood
en- plow stock would be a genuine curiosity
What an interesting exhibit full line of agri-
cultural tools and machinery used three-quar-
ters of a century ago would make by the side
of well equipped farm of today"
A special from Pickens reports an act of hero
ism OH the part of a well-knoNn lady of that
county. A few nights since a negro family
living on the plantation of George w. Cox
locked their sick child in their cabin and went
off to a revival meeting, about two miles dis
tant. During their absence the cabin caught
on fire. and the flames were discovered by Mrs
Sallie Cox, whose husband was absent from
home.
Mrs. Cox knew that the sick child was locked
up; so, without summoning any assistance,
she procured an AK, broke open the door,
rushed into the burning cabin, picked up the
helpless and almost suffocated child and ran
out with it; but as she reached the threshold a
part of the burning wall fell upon her and
knocked her down. She held close to the
child, however, and shielded it from the fire
by wrapping part of her dress around it. Her
husband fortunately arrived upon the scene
and rescued her from the flames. The brave
woman saved the child, but incurred such Sc
we're burns that she is not expected to live.
Another meeting of the Farmers Associa-
tion of South Carolina" the political move
ment engineered by that chief of malcOntents,
Farmer" Ben Tillman, of Edgefeld has
been called to meet in Columbia on Thursday,
December LIST. The following manifesto to
the farmers of the state, promulgated by Mr..
Tillman, fully explains the object of the
movement:
The agitation known as the Farmers Move
oil Ia hon
organization under the name of the Farmers Asso
citation of South Carolina" The objects for which
we then organized were clearly set forth and are as
follows; The encouragement, protection and adj
VOncement of agricultural interests and the Sc
curing of such reforms and the passage and repeal
o: slch laws as Will compass these ends and enable
tilers of the soil to at least fair share
of the profits of our labor.
1--WE seek to elevate and educate the farmers Of
the state By any aud every means possible, and to
bring about such changes in our system of farming
as VIII preserve the fertility OF the soil and increase
"While we deprecate political agitation we will
not hesitate to assert our rights as citizens and tax
payers; and feeling that we have Just cause OF COM
paiut, we viii continue TO demand talrand proper
recognition of our rights and needs, and WlluSe our
ballots 90 secure it.
"The dominant element in the state has thus far
batled Chlrts in this direction and ignored our
reasonable complaints II rests with you farmers OF
South Carolina 10 show whetheryou Will remain the
tools and slaves OF oligarchy, and deport your
selves as servants who have no rights except to obey
or whether you Will prove q your arrogant law
makers that you are the masters and not the ser
wants Of those who hold power only by your votes.
You have the power, you have the brains you
have now the nucleus Of an organization which Will
enable Won 10 act in concert throughout the state
and all that is necessary is persistent and aggressive
action,
"Let the next meeting of the Farmers association
be COMPOSED OF such material ana of such numbers
as will show our bosses that we mean 20 have re-
form: or we fail to secure IT, Will show our farmers
that we can next yearIeure those oprlVate lie VINO
stand in the WAY
/ The convention will be composed Of five dele
/ gates from each county, and viii be held dur
/ ing the session of the legislature, which assem-
/ bles November 22d.
DR. ]. w. Fewell Or. Il. II. Hope, J. J.
/ uagins and J. r.. johnson, proprietors of the
/ four drug stores of Rock Hin, dry town, have
been indicted by the grand jury Of York county
/ for selling whisky without prescription. They
| with their clerks, were all arrested Tuesday
! morning between midnight and daylight. and
taken 70 IorkVille, where the circuit court Is
in session. They gave bond for their appear
anee next week. when the cases will be tried